Golf cart thieves foiled by mud, police say

Two would-be hijackers drove four carts from the parking lot at Evergreen Golf and Country Club to the 408-yard No. 4 hole, where a rented truck with open rear doors was waiting to cart them off, said golf course cashier Elisa Sanchez.

The thieves loaded two of the carts in the U-Haul, but the truck's back wheels became stuck in the mud that remained from last weekend's rains.

The thieves left empty-handed, making their getaway about 2:30 a.m. in another truck waiting on a street outside the golf course, Sanchez said.